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Your Amazon wish list is about to get longer.<p>I didn't learn about emotional intelligence until well into my 30s. By that time, I had started to realize that the best leaders -- those exhibiting high levels of EQ -- typically showed more self-awareness, collaborated better with others, and got …

After democracy finally shunted aside hereditary lords, they found new means to protect their extravagant riches. For all the modern tales of noble poverty and leaking ancestral homes, their private wealth and influence remain phenomenal<p>On 11 January this year, Charlie, the genial 3rd Baron Lyell, …

The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.<p><b>It is insufficient</b> <b>to state</b> the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not for this fact. With one immediate exception, Trump’s predecessors made their way to high office …

If you’re lucky, new ventures can be fun, and do great things. But most are rudderless, stuffed with clueless children – and founded by capricious narcissists<p>A lot has been written about startups. It usually involves devoted employees working long hours to deliver explosive growth via ping-pong …

In an article posted on Gallup's website, he made his case:<p>And these "Invisible Americans," as he calls them, are facing the "disastrous" emotional toll often associated with a sharp loss of household income. It hits "self-esteem and dignity," and produces an "environment of desperation." Even many …

"Either the IPO market is going to pick up, or the stock market is going to pull back, but it's hard to envision both conditions peacefully coexisting," Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank told the Wall Street Journal.<p>In the US, only 8 IPOs made it through the window in the …

You're a programmer. And the work you do is the engine behind this crazy, massive shift in the global economy and how people fundamentally interact with their computers. You're probably being paid fairly well, especially if you are in one of the tech hubs of the United States like San Francisco, …

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<i>Dmitry Dragilev is the founder of growth hacking consultancy Criminally Prolific. He also runs JustReachOut, a service that helps startups get featured by the press.</i><p><i>Before I start this article I want to say that LukeW, Jeff Cole and the entire team at Polar have done an incredible job building and</i> …

This summer, major tech companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Apple released their own diversity reports. At many of these companies, the ratio was 70% male, 30% women.<p>It's a shame because women are doing incredible work, and bring a different view point to the industry that can make products …

So as not to break our CMS, we're publishing all the slides in three installments.<p>Installment 1 is 566 slides on how to win at life, and it can be found here.<p>Here is part two: how to win in business.<p>You can also skip ahead to installment 3, How to win in the world, according to Ryan Allis.

From Marissa Mayer's two-year-old son Macallister to 95-year-old VC Henry Hillman, it's clear that influence in tech comes in all ages, shapes, and sizes.<p>We've compiled a list of the most powerful people in tech at nearly every age, considering factors like the person's sphere of influence, clout, …

And it doesn't come with a manual.<p>Luckily, there's a multitude of excellent books from founders, VCs, and CEOs who have been through it all.<p>Here's a collection of some of the best books on management, leadership, and entrepreneurship for anyone from seasoned entrepreneurs to those just starting out.<p>…

When fellow Baby Boomer, Bob Marley, uttered the phrase, “Let’s Get Together” in 1977, he probably had no idea that his message would resonate with entrepreneurs almost 40 years later. The only issue is that we haven’t witnessed much “getting together” of the Baby Boomers and the Millennials to …